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Talbot County Court, Certficiates of Freedom, 1807-1815
Volume 858, Page 61   View pdf image
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    State of Maryland Talbot County to wit:  I hereby certify
that M.r Willson S Bush of the County and State aforesaid came
and proved to my satisfaction that the bearer hereof a black
Man who calls himself Jack Bantom and who is now about
twenty five years of age five feet seven inches and an
half high a very large scar from above the wrist of his
left hand to the little finger of the same hand the said
little finger is very much contracted and is drawn [illegible]
to the palm of the hand  one long and narrow scar
on his right hand this scar extends from the wrist of
said hand to the third joint of the forefinger of the same
hand   one other small scar near the third joint near
the third joint of the middle finger of his right hand
one other small scar between his eye brow;  and of a
dark complexion is the identical person named
Jack in a Manumission made by a certain
Joseph Darden of the County afs.d to be free
when he should arrive to the age of twenty five
years (which happened on the twenty second day
of June last) which said man was duly
executed acknowledged and recorded among
the Land Record Books of the County afs.d where
the said Jack Barton was raised   In
Testimony &.c this 21.st Octo 1811
                                                    JLoockerman Cl


State of Maryland
Talbot County to wit
 I hereby Certify that M.r Tripton
Needles of the County & state af.d
came & proved to my satisfaction that the bearer hereof
to wit:  Jack alias John Benson a Black man abot
21 years of age 5 feet 2¼ inches high has one large scar on
the Top of his forehead and nearly in the edge of his
hair  has one other scar about an inch above the 3.d
joint of the thumb on his right hand  was born free
and raised by him the said Needles in the Coty af.d
                         In Testimony &.c this 7 Jany 1813
                                                       JL   Clk


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Talbot County Court, Certficiates of Freedom, 1807-1815
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